Atlas of dermatopathology: Lupus vulgaris

+ Introduction

+ Literature

+ Support

+ Skin biopsy

+ Non-tumorous skin diseases

+ Skin tumors

+ Mesenchymal tumors

+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis

+ Soft tissue lesions

+ Some lesions of the oral cavity

+ Dermatovenerology

+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg

+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf

+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari

Lupus vulgaris

Clinical signs

face, acral areas
more frequent in women
nodules, infiltrated plaques, verrucosities
lesions covered with atrophic skin
slow spread
red-brown color
lupomas can be demonstrated by diascopy
healing with atrophic and mutilating scarrs, recurrecnes common

Pictures

Lupus vulgaris, knee Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1090)

Lupus vulgaris Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1091)

Lupus vulgaris, mutilation of the nose Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1092)

Lupus vulgaris, cheek Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1093)

Papulonecrotic tuberculid Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1096)

Tbc verrucosa Tuberculosis, Clinical picture (1097)

Histology

Epithelioid granulomas (epithelioid cells, lymphocytes, multinuclear giant cells of Langhans), plasmatic cells, sometimen neutrophils; granulation tissue and fibrosis, verrucous and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the epidermis or atrophy. Caseous necrosis is present only sometimes, and usually not pronounced. Special stainings for mycobacteria are usually negative.

Pictures

Lupus vulgaris: Lupus vulgaris, HE 5x (615) Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (616)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 40x (1423) Lupus vulgaris, HE 40x (1424) Tuberculosis, HE 40x (1850) Tuberculosis, Ziehl Neelsen 100x (1851)

Another case: Tuberculosis, HE 20x (4622)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (4762)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (4777) Lupus vulgaris, HE 60x (12086)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (4778)

Another case: Tuberculosis, HE 20x (5008) Tuberculosis, HE 20x (5009) Lupus vulgaris, HE 40x (12908)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (5356) Lupus vulgaris, HE 40x (12909)

Another case: Lupus vulgaris, HE 20x (5357)

Primary tuberculosis of the skin of the neck: Primary tuberculosis of the skin of the neck, HE 20x (5426)

Primary tuberculosis of the skin, HE, Ziehl-Neelsen, antibody against mycobacteria: Primary tuberculosis cutis, HE 60x (14496) Primary tuberculosis cutis, HE 60x (14497) Primary tuberculosis cutis, Ziehl Neelsen 60x (14500) Primary tuberculosis cutis, Mycobacteria, AB 60x (14498) Primary tuberculosis cutis, Mycobacteria, AB 60x (14499)

Tuberculosis of the skin, lupus vulgaris: Lupus vulgaris, HE 60x (13576)